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Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals his biggest regret

Gates was taking part in an 'Ask Me Anything' session when he said he 'feels pretty stupid' for not learning another language.

Isis 'attack Saudi border post and infiltrate town' via Iraq

Saudi intelligence services search for Isis militants who have infiltrated a Saudi Arabian border town via Iraq.

Pegida: Anti-Islam group to hold first Spanish rally 'possibly in Catalonia'

Far-right group's general secretary reveals rally details, with the German events attracting up to 25,000.

UNICEF makes record appeal to help 62m children in crisis

Unicef makes record appeal to help 62 million children in crisis

The UN Children's Fund launched a record $3.1bn (£2.06bn) appeal on Thursday (January 29) to enable it to help children caught up in a "new generation" of conflicts and disasters round the world, $1 billion more than it sought in 2014.

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Jordan demands proof Isis hostage pilot al-Kaseasbeh is alive as execution deadline looms

Islamic State threatens to kill Jordanian pilot by sunset if Iraqi prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi is not released

Human rights 'not a luxury for peaceful times' despite rise of terror groups like Isis

New Human Rights Watch report says governments facing crisis ignore human rights

South Sudan peace talks in danger after President Salva Kiir 'falls ill'

South Sudan civil war entered its second year in December.

Ebola outbreak: Protective garment GoGown 'can drastically reduce hospital contamination risk'

Ginny Porowski invented GoGown to reduce contagion and waste disposal

The winning design of the float, as chosen by the Cologne public.

Cologne's Rosenmontag carnival organisers scrap plans for Charlie Hebdo float over security fears

festival organisers say they want everyone to be able to enjoy the day in safety.

Syria: Civilians living under the constant fear of sniper fire [Photo report]

Civilians in many parts of Syria live under the constant fear of government sniper fire.

France: Eight-year-old boy questioned by police for supporting Charlie Hebdo gunmen

Nice school headmaster reported boy to police after he allegedly praised Kouachi brothers.

Raif Badawi flogging outrage: More lashes will cause permanent damage, say doctors

Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for advocating free speech on his blog.

India's Vodafone decision lowers tax worries for Shell, IBM and others

Tax lawyers say cases involving Shell, IBM, Nokia, Microsoft and others could now be resolved through negotiation.

AirAsia QZ8501 was not being flown by captain when it crashed in to Java Sea

AirAsia QZ8501: Pilot was not in control of doomed flight before crash

'Pretty clear picture' emerging of final moments of AirAsia plane.

A Beijing courthouse. Following a spate of suicides, China has launched an investigation. (Getty)

China's communists investigate suicide surge amid anti-corruption probes

Communist Party quizzes cadres over unnatural deaths.

Super Bowl fans to face strict security checks at stadium

Fans attending Sunday's Super Bowl in Arizona will face tight restrictions on what they can take into the stadium as a huge security operation swings into action to protect the biggest annual US sports event.

Ebola outbreak slowing down: With only five confirmed cases in Liberia, life returning to normal

Getty Images photographer John Moore returns to Liberia as life begins to get back to normal.

Nuclear bomb fuel production underway again in North Korea?

Is North Korea making nuclear bombs again?

Stalinist regime may have fired up plant which produces plutonium for warheads.

Gazprom profits slide 61% in third quarter

Russian state-run gas giant records 35% fall in nine-month profits year-on-year, 61% drop in Q3.

NGO warns freedom and democracy 'in decline worldwide as terrorism rises'

Report shows decline of freedom and rise of terrorism in many countries in the world in 2014.

Yahoo, Google, Bing ordered to stop ads on pre-natal sex determination tests in India

Supreme Court orders search engines not to sponsor any advertisement that displays information about pre-natal sex determination.

Alex Salmond interview: 'Nigel Farage is like a meteorite which will crumble to dust'

Salmond says Ukip will enjoy minimal success in Scotland in May's General Election.

US backs Japan to extend air patrols over South China Sea

China claims almost all of South China Sea despite competing claims from a host of countries.

India fires top foreign ministry official Sujatha Singh without explantion

Official fired and replaced with India's ambassador to the US.

AirAsia QZ8501: Co-pilot was at helm when plane took steep climb

The co-pilot had much lesser experience than the captain who was a fighter pilot.

India: Newspaper editor arrested for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Shireen Dalvi, editor of Awadhnama, booked under Indian Penal Code for 'outraging' religious feelings.

Charles Townes, laser inventor and space science pioneer, dies at 99

Townes also did major work in experimental astrophysics which paved the way for telescopes that look for alien civilizations.

Isis audio message extends deadline until sunset for prisoner swap

Islamic militants threaten to kill Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and Jordanian pilot unless Iraqi female prisoner is released.

UN Security Council calls emergency meeting on Israel-Lebanon violence

Renewed Israel-Lebanon violence has left some fearing the fighting could erupt into an all out war.

Utah couple kill their 3 children and themselves because of 'apocalypse fears'

Police believe Benjamin and Kristi Strack killed their 3 children with a drug overdose.

Germany: Anti-Islam Pegida group leader Kathrin Oertel quits

Five leading members of German anti-Islamisation group Pegida quit a week after founder Lutz forced to resign.

UK: Rescue operation underway after fishermen lost at sea

The fishing boat was lost in the English channel after encountering rough seas and gale-force winds.

Isis threatens to behead Obama and 'transform America into a Muslim province'

Isis video 'Bombardment of peaceful Muslims in the city of Mosul' warns of attacks on France, Belgium, US and Kurds.

Syriza and the Kremlin: Alexis Tsipras and Vladimir Putin are new best friends

New hard-left Greek prime minister and Russian president have much common ground.

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